Finally, after abandoning this place for such a long time *probably a month?*!!!!
So many things had happened during my absents. We've been having meetings nearly every week *sorry for those guys who were involved in as many activities as I did for the past month!!* Finally, and this is the second time I am using this word, we will be having a break from meetings this weekend *yay....hands up in the air*.
Let me recall what had happened?!
(1) 20091008
I got the A/H1N1/2009 strain aka swine flu vaccine shot!!!!! So, for those who felt intimidated for the past few months worried that I might pass the flu to you *ahem clarification: it's because I am called piggy not because I seriously have the flu*, you can now come in safe distance with no worries!! Well, the shot is not as painful as the seasonal flu shot, but the area can still be stingy if you place some pressure on it! Oh, and my shot is FREE as all health sector workers *especially in my lab* are required have have the shot due to immediate and long exposure to the virus ^.^ *well I already had a good long exposure before the vaccine even came up>.<*
(2) Oz Asia Event This is an event organized by the Multicultural of South Australian government. Comparing 2009 to the previous years, the event had grown so much ever since it first started in 2007. This year, the youth group was requested to carry 3 large lanterns while the children's group will parade behind each of the lanterns. There were also stall that sells different food including vegetarian, vietnamese, thai......etc. If you are in Adelaide, it is a kind of event that should not be missed. Try going next year, I'm sure you will enjoy it!
(3) Ru-Shi 4th Youth Camp After half a year of planning, the youth camp can be classified as a successful camp! Great thanks to all the committee members who worked hard for the camp and great effort for the participants*and am I safe to say that you won't regret coming to the camp?...I hope so* 5D4N for the committees and 4D3N for the campers went by like wind. There were some unexpected jokes arised ie: banging into water tanks and the chair position during experience night.....for those who attended the camp, you should know what I am rambling about here..hahahaha!!!!!!! Another wonderful memories to be stored in the brain!!!
(4) Change of jobs Well, some of you would have known that the lab I always work in PC3 (personal containment level 3 was closed down for fumigation, thus, I had to work in the infectious diseases diagnostic lab for 3 weeks. To say the truth, I wasn't happy at all not because of the work nor the work load/pressure. It is because of the relationship with colleagues. I never had any problems with colleagues ever since I started working not till I started with this new position. It's not the 1st time I changed my working positions, as I can call myself a professional part-time contractor *hehehehehe*. I work because I need to and also for the sake of patients who were suspected with swine flu. But, I have no life there. I know that it's a routine job, but having good colleagues adds more fun to it. Further, I was not properlly trained, which makes things difficult >.<>
Well, enough of the sad part. I still did learn something worthwhile during my 3/4 of a month in that position. I learnt how to operate many machines (note that diagnostics means you have hundreds of samples, without machine, you can die...I am not exagerating....you can DIE!!!* The essence of the whole process which last about 6 hours total per run is real-time PCR (polumerase chain reaction) --google if you don't know what it means! During the 6 hours, you 1st snap or aliquot patient samples be it poop or boogie or aspirates (internal boogies) into viral transport medium, so that the virus won't die!! Then, you will break the virus with chemical and extract the RNA (flu DNA) of the virus and then mix them with more chemicals to prep them for PCR. Then, walllah.....the results of whether you are positive for Flu A/B/swine, or parainfluenza or RSV will be noted in graph form in the machine comp program. You would then analyze and then report it on ULTRA, which is shared program between diagnostician and doctors, where the doctors can view the result!! It's a full load of information and procedures and jargon to remembers and the get it on hand intially, afterawhile, it's fairly routine!!
Hmm....I think it's more than enough of rambling, I may have bored most of you already!!!! Hehehhe....so excited today......RUSHI ORACLE is about to be born...wkakkaka! Thanks for the hard work again!!!
Ah well, I better go.......wrote this because I am done with my lab work today...but I need to come into lab tomorrow morning to finish of some experiments ^.^
#feeling pink today....excited.....excited....probably it's breast cancer awareness campaign coming on soon#
